Sri Lanka, May 23 -- Sri Lanka's Prisons Department yesterday has denied claims of mistreatment made by a British woman who was remanded on drug charges, insisting she is being treated in accordance with prison regulations and is not entitled to any special privileges.

The 21-year-old British national, Charlotte May Lee was arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport last week after Customs officers allegedly found 46 kilograms of 'Kush' - a potent strain of cannabis - in her luggage. The narcotics, with an estimated street value of £1.2 million, were described by Sri Lankan authorities as the largest cannabis haul intercepted at the airport.

Lee has denied knowledge of the drugs, claiming she was set up and had left her packed...